This Millennial Just Shared That Our Parents Are "One Stupidly Spoken Thing Away" From Never Seeing Us Again,

"I've had several periods where I went low-contact with them because they were rude to me or my partner, and they often won't admit or accept any responsibility for their actions until someone besides me calls them out on it."

"I was asked many times to 'compromise' until the day I replied, 'What's the compromise? You only get to be rude to me on even days?'"

"I love my parents, but there is a decades-long history of them just not respecting my opinions or, really, me. It's hard to stay patient."

The narrator set recurring low-contact boundaries because parents were repeatedly rude to them and to their partner. The parents rarely admit or accept responsibility for their actions unless someone other than the narrator directly calls them out. Repeated requests to 'compromise' felt one-sided and dismissive, prompting a sarcastic retort: 'What's the compromise? You only get to be rude to me on even days?' The narrator expresses love for their parents but reports decades of disrespect toward their opinions and personhood. Sustained disrespect has eroded patience and necessitated continued boundary-setting to protect emotional well-being.

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